We Are Connected – Feb. 23, 2022
“Sometimes people talk about how we need to do things to connect. And on one hand that’s right, but on the other hand, it understates what is. We are connected. What we need to do is become aware of it, to live it, to express it.” -John A. Powell quoted in Krista Tippett’s Becoming Wise, p. 117
Education of the Wise – Feb. 22, 2022
“We have to be educated by the other. My heart cannot be educated by myself. It can only come out of a relationship with others. And if we accept being educated by others, to let them explain to us what happens to them, and to let yourself be immersed in their world so that they […]
What If? – Feb. 21, 2022
“Einstein asked a ‘what if’ question, about pursuing a beam of light at the speed of light, on his way to comprehending the nature of light and gravity. [Civil rights activist] John Lewis asked a ‘what if’ question as a tool for social alchemy: what if the beloved community were already a reality, the true […]
Live Generously
My first read of the gospel* this week had my stomach in knots. To those who are listening, Jesus is saying to love outside the box, to include in our circle of prayer and kindness and generosity those people especially whom we consider undeserving. We are to have an open heart for those whose attitudes […]
